Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness…

Quote by Pablo Picasso

Topics: Happiness Quotes

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may...

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general....

My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general....

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn...

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn...

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions....

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions....

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if...

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if...

Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.

Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.

It takes a long time to become young.

It takes a long time to become young.

If all the ways I have been along were marked on a map and joined...

If all the ways I have been along were marked on a map and joined...

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

It takes a long time to grow young.

It takes a long time to grow young.

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees

Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees

Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in...

Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in...